Illinois

Just because it's winter, that doesn't mean you can't get outside with plenty of nature adventures around Illinois.

Ronald Hicks, a Chicago native and former bishop of the Joliet Diocese, took over as head of the archbishop of New York.

 The music world is mourning the loss of 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold.

There's not much left of the famous 1893 Columbian Exposition held in Chicago. Just the Museum of Science and Industry.         But if you know where to look, you might find some scraps left behind from that World's Fair that drew millions of visitors to Chicago.         In this week's Monument Moment, we head to Northwest Indiana to take a closer look at a bridge that some believe has quite the circular history.

Illinois is projected to lose more than half a billion dollars in federal funding this fiscal year.

 More frustration tonight from residents of Northwest Indiana over skyrocketing utility bills.

A strong show of support in pilsen for a young man in ice detention.

Dozens speaking out against ICE during a protest in Daley Plaza today.

A woman who worked in the city of Chicago's Emergency Response Center has been found shot to death in her North Side home.

A mother and her boyfriend are charged with murdering her young child in Round Lake Beach.  And the details are disturbing.

We begin with breaking news as the search continues for the mother of Savannah Guthrie.  The "Today Show" host released a new video, saying her family will pay the potential kidnappers.